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    Single skin box bedroom issues

    I have a builder doing some plastering at our house at the moment. He took a look and said about the single skin. The house was purchased as a 2/3 bedroom as at the time you had to go through a bedroom to get to the box bedroom. So I assume it's original. The builder said someone along the line...
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    Single skin box bedroom issues

    We have a 3 bed terrace with the 3rd bedroom a box bedroom built on top of the kitchen. We have noticed that the external wall has appeared to have a bow in it. We moved into the house about 20 years ago and it was not noticeable then. We are currently having some plastering work done and...
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    conservatory sockets help

    i am putting 2 double sockets into our new conservatory, i am under the impression that cables should not be fed around the cavity walls ?. could cabling be put into conduit or behind metal sheathing and run horizontly around inner skin of dwarf wall behind skirting before the inner skin is...
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    installing wall lights on new conservatory

    there is a new lighting circuit on the new single storey extension, but now there is also a new conservatory going in next to it, how is the wiring done to put in 2 wall lights on the old exterior wall, i know how to wire up to ceiling roses, but how do you do it to wire up to wall lights, can...
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    ferroli falcon boiler not starting. help !!!

    does anyone know what part this is on a falcon boiler ?
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    ferroli falcon boiler not starting. help !!!

    have just bought a property with one of thest boilers in. we do not know if it was ok before we changed radiators around in the hose or not all we know now is that the bar light is on and i cannot get rid of it. we refilled the system back up to 2-2.5 bar but still cannot get the light out or...
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    hoover nextra tripping electrics

    it has a bottom water tank, i am running it now with a few items in with the cover off the back to see if water comes out and so far so good
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    hoover nextra tripping electrics

    have taken off cover over element and it was full of water, dried off and it now runs, any ideas why it could be full of water ?
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    hoover nextra tripping electrics

    i have just been given a condensor drier from a recycling group, it trips the rcd as soon as the unit powers up. the drum spins then trips the electric. i have taken the cover off and there is a small circuit board that has componants on it that is clicking before it trips out
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    worcester 24 cdi hot water problem

    ok everyone. eventuallt managed to change the diaphram (took twice as long because of 2 leaks( one because i forgot to put the seal back in - doh) old diaphram was perished. works like a dream. a very happy bunny after following the in depthh photo guide on the net
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    worcester 24 cdi hot water problem

    thanks to everyone, bit the bullet and bought the diaphram, cost £24 will attempt to change it over the weekend, thanks once again for the advice. Mark
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    worcester 24 cdi hot water problem

    thanks for the replys, yes boiler does fire when microswitch is pressed manually, just takes ages for the pin to hit the microswitch when the tap is turned on, and the water is luke warm not hot. if the central heating is on then the water is hotter for a while- does this help any. i also was...
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    worcester 24 cdi hot water problem

    i have trawled through loads of pages trying to work out our boiler problem. central heating works fine but now we have to turn on the taps on max to get the hot water side to power up, even then its only luke warm. by what i have been reading i thought it was the divertor valve but someone has...
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    plastering help !

    i have worked labouring for a time served plasterer, and thought i would have a go at skimming some walls in our house. i PVA'd then skimmed 2 coats, using board finish as my mate the plasterer said it has a better finish, its come out quite good but in some places it seems like there are small...
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    worcester 24cdi hot water problem

    our worcester since the water has been switched back on here in gloucester only gets hot water by turning the taps on full belt, it never did this before the water supply was shutdown because of the flooding. i have read on this forum that it could be the diverter valve or diaphram that needs...
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